Grant Resources

Foundation Center Cooperating Collections. Locations of free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.

Individual Grant Programs

Grants Specifically for Schools, School Libraries

Best Buy Teach@15 Award program - The Teach@15 Awards program is currently on a break while we work on some enhancements and updates to the program. We're excited about these upcoming changes and we know you will be too! Keep checking back for information on the new program, which will be posted here.

Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund -- Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting. Contact beyondwords@ala.org if you have any questions or need assistance with your application.

Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation -- The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities we serve through support of public education, community improvement projects and home safety initiatives.

Lowe's Toolbox for Education -- This grant program provides parent groups with financial tools to help improve their children's schools. Grant awards of up to $5,000 support school improvement projects at public schools nationwide.